Education

This teachers resource includes 5 lesson plans containing links to Power Point slides for:

• Lesson 1: How water quality is assessed, explores ecological status and Q values. Introduces ecological, physio-chemical and hydromorphology water quality monitoring.
• Lesson 2: Details organic pollution in rivers and lakes.
• Lesson 3: Nutrient pollution, sources and problems in lakes and rivers are discussed.
• Lesson 4: Toxics and other types of pollution and their impacts on water quality
• Lesson 5: How to report a pollution incident and a role play exercise around the challenges of managing water pollution.

There is a student workbook to support learning and provide for assessment of learning. All these lessons are available in Education Resource.

Teachers resource includes 4 lesson plans containing links to PowerPoint slides for:

• Lesson 1: River life and habitats – explores the life in rivers, creates freshwater food chains and identifies river habitats.
• Lesson 2: Introduces using invertebrates as water quality indicators, kick sampling, invertebrate identification and citizen science monitoring.
• Lesson 3: Is a study of the life cycle of the Atlantic Salmon and discusses the significant decline in populations in Ireland.
• Lesson 4: Introduced invasive alien species and their impacts on freshwater habitats.

There is a student workbook to support learning and provide for assessment of learning. All these lessons are available in Education Resources

Teachers resource includes 5 lesson plans containing links to PowerPoint slides for:

• Lesson 1: Water is essential for all life – explores water availability, freshwater versus saltwater; what water is used for and the global impacts of water demands.
• Lesson 2: The Water Cycle – an introduction to the water cycle
• Lesson 3: Water Footprint – virtual versus real water use
• Lesson 4: SDG 6 – Water and Sanitation – explores SDG6 and work to provide water and sanitation to all
• Lesson 5: Sustainable Development and Consumerism – what can we do to live more sustainably?

All these resources are available in Education Resources

Teachers resource includes 3 Lesson plans containing links to PowerPoint slides for:

• Lesson 1: Using digital maps to find your local river and water quality.
• Lesson 2: Using digital maps to find your local water source (with information on water treatment and supply).
• Lesson 3: Using digital maps to find your local wastewater treatment plant (with information on wastewater treatment processes).

Students Workbook

All available in Education Resources.

Short 5 minute video shows the Ecological Wonder of Water includes an introduction to how precious water is and explores the river to see what bugs tell us about water quality.

Video: Water Matters at Home is a short (3 minute) animated video that explains how drinking water is sourced in a local catchment, treated and brought into our homes.

This resources lists all of the water education providers and programmes across Ireland